Saturday Night's Toons. August 22nd

Basic blog today as I'm off to Croatia in a few hours.

Saturday 22nd at The Smugglers.

Usual stuff- full of guys until the girls arrive at 2200 then instant emptying at 0030 as everyone off to The Arms.
Sainsbury's staff were having their night out this evening too.
Quite noisy night really. Enlivened by Ross asking, in the middle of a run of house music, for 'Whiskey in the Jar' and a serious Paddington number 2 stare from one of the older Sainsbury crew who was clearly upset to her core that I was not choosing to play Abba and Tony Christie. That's why God invented The Granary, darling. (and retiral homes!).

Also realised that 'Riverside' and Guetta's new lp has not taken off here yet. Neither has Madonna's new single or Get Shakey. Give it time.
Billy asked for Heads Hands and Feet.
My faves- Cut Copy, Lazy Rich, Toots and Maytals.


1 Start Me Up - The Rolling Stones
2 Substitute - Who
3 Bones - The Killers
4 No You Girls - Franz Ferdinand
5 Red Morn Light - Kings Of Leon
6 Fire - Kasabian
7 Roadhouse Blues - Doors - Doors
8 Electric Feel - MGMT
9 Nobody Lost, Nobody Found - Cut Copy
10 We Are The People (Shazam Remix) - Empire Of The Sun
11 Bulletproof - La Roux
12 Son Of A Preacher Man (Deslapp Remix) - Dusty Springfield
13 Heartbreaker (Laidback Luke Remix) - MSTRKRFT
14 Supernova - Mr Hudson Feat Kanye West
15 Sweet Dreams - Beyonce
16 Love Shy (Tuff Jam Classic Vocal) - Kristine Blond
17 Deeper In Love - Bobby & Steve
18 Let's Get It On (Patrick Alavi Phunky Remix) - Sharam Jey
19 Street Life (Soul Delicious Mix) - BOP
20 Music Talking (Joey Negro Remix) -The Montanas & Dj Roland Clark
21 Get Shaky (Deeside Dj Remix) - Ian Carey
22 Bad Habit (Lektotek Mix) - ATFC
23 I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
24 Gettin' Over - David Guetta Feat. Chris Willi
25 Stronger - Kanye West
26 Around The World (Simmons Remix) - Rustler
27 Ready For The Weekend - Calvin Harris
28 Spacemen ( Bloody Beetroots Remix) - The Killers
29 Whisky In Jar - Thin Lizzy
30 Don't Stop Believing ( Sunday Club Rework) - Journey
31 Just Dance - Lady Gaga
32 Holiday(Liam Keegan Remix) - Dizzee Rascal
33 Celebration (Benny Benassi Edi - Madonna
34 Love Takes Over 45 - David Guetta
35 Dusk Til Dawn ( Hanaghan Remix) - Danny Howells & Dick Trevor
36 Disco Ballistic -- Lazy Rich
37 Sexy Bitch (Extended Version) - David Guetta & Akon
38 Jump Around (Deadmau5 Remix) - House Of Pain
39 Riverside - Sidney Samson
40 Sandstorm Children - Bootleg
41 The Reward Is Single Ladies (A L Bootleg Mix) - Beyonce Vs. Deadmau5
42 Number 1 - Tinchy Stryder
43 Knock You Down - Keri Hilson
44 Mas Que Nada - Tamba Trio
45 Do Your Thing - Basement Jaxx
46 Reggae Got Soul 04 - Toots Maytals
47 Sugar (Ft. Wynter) - Flo Rida
48 Get Down Tonight (Soulmakers Remix) - Supafly Inc
49 I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho - Pitbull
50 Billie Jean (Biancale Remix) - Michael Jackson
51 Big Love - Pete Hellr
52 Show Me Love - Robin S
53 Rock The Casbah (Boogie Bombs Remix) - Clash
54 Warming Up The Band - Head Hands And Feet
55 Step It Up - Stereo MC's
56 I Wanna Be Adored - Stone Roses
57 Life During Wartime - Talking Heads
58 End Of A Century - Blur
59 Sunday Morning - Velvet Underground
60 White Winter Hymnal - Fleet Foxes
61 The Girls In Their Summer Dresses - The Airborne Toxic Event
62 Popiholla (Original Mix) - Chicane

Back at The Smugglers

Back at The Smugglers, on Friday as a punter listening to dj Ian and on Saturday behind the decks. The decks now being a laptop and a m-audio xponent midi controller. Less sexy but a hell of a lot less stuff to carry in and out.
In olden times the one thing that stressed me the most was scouring through the cd cases looking for the next track whilst watching the time remaining on the playing track diminish rapidly. All the time knowing that it took a good 30 seconds to load the cd up, even if you were rash and didn't give it a quick clean first, check it through the headphones and cue it up. Then there is the high number of occasions when the song you thought in your head was perfect actually turns out to sound like some obscure 80s b side with the production values of a thrupenny bit. And then you have to play it anyway because you ain't got time to change it. This is always followed by an announcement that the song was a request for some imaginary customer thus exonerating yourself from any blame.

(Competition time: What songs do you djs reluctantly play and then, so as everyone knows it was not your choice, clearly tell all and sundry that it was a request?
Any acts you don't play? I no longer play Meatloaf, ever. If someone asks I just nicely say No. )It's purely a prejudice thing. Sorry, I digress.

Today, on the laptop screen you can find any song you have and load it up in seconds. As you can organise all your tunes by genre then if your first choice turns out to be less than robust you can find an alternative pretty fast.

The downside is that punters now assume you have every song ever released on you and , therefore, should be able to play it- like now, this second!

The joys.

Tracklisting from last night below.

Quiet until 10pm then it picked up well until 0021 when all the kids rushed off to The Arms. At least they stayed until the last possible minute.

Requests, just two both from the same person, for Black Eyed Peas which I'd played earlier but lets face it if you ask nicely and are wearing hot pants there is a high liklihood that the dj will oblige! Also asked for 'Man in the Mirror' which turnedout out be much slower than I remembered. Managed to squeeze it in though, just as she left for The Arms!!

1 Roxanne - Aswad
2 Roots, Rock, Reggae -Bob Marley & The Wailers
3 My Jamaican Guy - Grace Jones
4 Blind (F Knuckles Mix) - Hercules And Love Affair
5 Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations
6 Take Me In Your Arms - The Isley Brothers
7 I Don't Blame You At All - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
8 Under My Thumb - The Rolling Stones
9 Mercy - The Third Degree
10 I Just Can't Take It Anymore - The Lemonheads
11 So You Want To Be A Rock N Roll Star - Byrds

12 I Want You - Bob Dylan
13 Freedom - Hendrix
14 Fire - Kasabian
15 Love Me Two Times - Doors
16 Spaceman - The Killers
17 Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
18 Living In America - James Brown
19 Starchild - Jamiroquai
20 Step It Up - Stereo Mcs
21 I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
22 Gettin' Over (Original Mix) - David Guetta
23 Beachball ( Nelson Remix) - Nalin And Kane
24 Dreamer 2009 (Main Vocal Mix) - Living Joy
25 Bulletproof - La Roux
26 Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode
27 Don't You Want Me - The Human League
28 We Are The People (Shazam Remix) - Empire Of The Sun
29 Weak Become Heroes (A Beedle Mix) - The Streets
30 I'm Not Alone (Radio Edit) - Calvin Harris
31 Paparazzi - Lady Gaga
32 Don't Upset The Rhythm - Noisettes
33 Call Me - Blondie
34 Show Me Love - Robin S
35 R U Sleeping (DONS Mix) - Indo
36 Riverside - Sidney Samson
37 Billie Jean (Biancale Remix) - Michael Jackson
38 I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) - Pitbull
39 La_La_Song_(Club_Mix) - Bob_Sinclar
40 Flashback - Wolfgang Gartner
41 Kids (Skyve Reuters Edit) - MGMT
42 A-Punk - Vampire Weekend
43 Young Adult Friction - The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
44 Jump In The Pool - Friendly Fires
45 Kids In America - Kim Wilde
46 Heart - Pet Shop Boys
47 Tainted Love - Soft Cell
48 I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas *
49 Good Morning - Kanye West
50 I'll House You (Reebok Classic '09) - Kid Sister
51 Against All Odds - Chase And Status
52 Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer) - Ironik
53 Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson *
54 Rose Rouge (Fonzerelli Club Mix) - Analog People In A Digital World
55 Where Is The Pjanoo Love - David Guetta Vs. Prydz
56 Strings Of Life - Soul Central( D Krivit mix)
57 Baba o'Riley - The Who *
58 Mr Brightside Le Cont Mix - The Killers
59 Fool's Gold - Tall Paul Mix - Stone Roses
60 Popiholla (Original Mix) - Chicane


My faves ; Lemonheads cover of Gram Parson's 'I just can't take it anymore' and Ashlee Beedle's remix of The Streers.
Back in a fortnight.

Darts Club Night - August 1st

Party Night, in a Barn in the rain!
Mixed crowd, usual youngsters and middle aged folk. Usual mix of up to date stuff and party tunes to keep the easily agitated older ones happy.
Last hour was fun as the stalwarts liked rock music and entered well into the spirit when I played the Deadmau5 mix of Jump around and then into Riverside. Best bit of the night.
Long night though started at 1930 and finished at 0200.


Tracklisting here.


Darts Club Aug 1st 09
1 Boys Of Summer- Don Henley
2 Listen To The Music - The Doobie Brothers
3 5 Years Time - Noah & The Whale
4 Another Saturday Night - Sam Cooke
5 It's A Shame- Detroit Spinners
6 You Keep Me Hangin' On -Diana Ross & The Supremes
7 Get Ready - Ella Fitzgerald
8 Are You Ready For Love -Elton John
9 Be Bop Baby - Westlife
10 Sweet About Me - Gabriella Cilmi
11 Elvis Aint Dead -Scouting For Girls
12 Be The One - The Ting Tings
13 Bright Side Of The Road -Van Morrison
14 Motown Song -Rod Stewart
15 Dreams- The Corrs
16 Say What You Want- Texas
17 Suddenly I See- Kt Tunstall
18 Don't Get Me Wrong - Lily Allen
19 Peaceful Easy Feeling - The Eagles
20 Substitute - Who
21 Start Me Up - The Rolling Stones
22 Run To You - Bryan Adams
23 Losing Touch - The Killers
24 New Shoes - Paolo Nutini
25 Bulletproof - La Roux
26 Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode
27 Don't You Want Me - The Human League
28 We Are The People (Shazam Remix)- Empire Of The Sun
29 Black And Gold (Russ Chimes Remix)- Sam Sparro
30 Could You Be Loved (Nocera Dance Mix)- Nick Corline 31 Roxanne Aswad
32 Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) - Beyonce
33 Sexyback - Justin Timberlake *
34 Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)- Ironik
35 Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
36 London Calling - The Clash
37 The Whole Of The Moon -The Waterboys
38 I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry
39 So What- Pink
40 Call The Shots - Girls Aloud
41 Jive Talking - Bee Gees
42 Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
43 Off The Wall - Michael Jackson
44 Congratulations - Cliff Richard
45 Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
46 Summer Of 69 - Bryan Adams
47 Sex On Fire - Kings Of Leon
48 Shoot The Runner - Kasabian
49 Hot Love - T Rex
50 Pyjamarama - Roxy Music
51 I'm Not Alone - Calvin Harris
52 Madagascar (Durand 09 Mix 45)- Art Of Trance
53 Infinity (Klaas Mix) - Guru Josh Project
54 Poker Face - Lady Gaga
55 Standing In The Way Of Control- The Gossip
56 Mamma Mia - Abba
57 Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond
58 Dance The Night Away - The Mavericks
59 Love Generation - Bob Sinclar
60 Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood*
61 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) - Dead Or Alive*
62 Love Takes Over - David Guetta
63 Rock Yr Body - Oakenfold Mix Justin Timberlake
64 Billie Jean (Biancale Remix)- Michael Jackson
65 Second Summer Of Love - Danny Wilson *
66 Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealer's Wheel
67 Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
68 Black Horse Cherry Tree - K T Tunstall
69 Mercy (Wyn Remix) - Duffy
70 Bonkers - Dizzee Rascal
71 Human (Ferry Corsten Club Mix) - The Killers
72 Pjanoo - Eric Prydz
73 Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
74 Amazed - Lonestar *
75 Maggie May - Rod Stewart
76 Sit Down - James *
77 Master And Servant - Depeche Mode
78 Adagio For Strings - Tiesto
79 Absolutely Everybody - Vanessa Amorosi *
80 La Bamba - Los Lobos
81 Valerie - Mark Ronson
82 Oh Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
83 Twisting The Night Away - Sam Cooke
84 I Got You - James Brown
85 Don't Upset The Rhythm - Noisettes
86 Shut Up And Let Me Go - The Ting Tings
87 Ever Fallen In Love? - The Buzzcocks *
88 Song 2 - Blur
89 C'mon Everybody - Eddie Cochrane
90 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear - Elvis Vs Spankox
91 Zoot Suit Riot - Cherry Poppin' Daddies
92 The Boy Does Nothing - Alesha Dixon
93 Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie
94 Hold On Tight - Elo *
95 Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears
96 Echo Beach - Martha Muffins
97 Rock The Casbah (Rhythm Boogie Remix)- Clash
98 Rocks - Primal Scream
99 A Town Called Malice - The Jam
100 Laid - James
101 She's Electric - Oasis
102 Sweet Home Alabama- Lynyrd Skynyrd
103 Jump Around (Deadmau5 Remix)- House Of Pain
104 Riverside - Sidney Samson
105 Personal Jesus (Michael Mind Mix)- Depeche Mode
106 Sweet Child Of Mine 2009 (Nunez Remix)- Julian The Angel
107 Spaceman - The Killers
108 Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
*Request